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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
50
NW
60
WNW
55
NW
45
WNW
55
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
 cm 
2
5
4
2
3
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-15
-9
-8
-14
-16
-16
-21
-14
-13
-18
-12
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-9
-8
-14
min°C
-17
-14
-12
-17
-16
-19
-22
-20
-18
-19
-17
-13
-16
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
chill°C 
-28
-25
-22
-28
-25
-26
-32
-30
-29
-31
-28
-24
-28
-25
-25
-25
-26
-24
-26
Freezing level (m
1350
2800
2350
1700
1850
1350
550
2050
1150
850
2450
1900
2050
2550
2200
2050
2900
1950
1350
Cloud base (m)
6850
3500
3500
3450
3500
3500
3450
4300
3500
3550
3450
3450
3500
3450
3500
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-12-10-16-16-18-22-17-16-19-15-12-14-11-12-13-11-11-15-14-8-6-11-11-13-18-13-11-16-11-7-10-7-8-9-7-7-12
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
Sunset
4:42
4:42
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 337).
6
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 104).
2
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 35).
5
37 km S
2385m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
44 minutes ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
21
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
54 minutes ago
-14° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 285).
8
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 178).
6

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.